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Karen Green
UK food retail expert
Food Mentor
Karen Green is a UK Food and Drink Industry commentator, having worked as a successful retail buyer for Tesco and Boots, before crossing the table and working as a Commercial Director - covering everything from Christmas puddings to Sushi.
It was an exciting career launching many successful products and brands, growing categories and hard negotiations. She has inside insight on what it is like to be a retail buyer and the tricks they play.
Karen now uses this vast experience to help food businesses, whether start ups or established, to scale-up, get onto supermarket shelves and achieve profitable growth. She has launched products into most retailers from Harrods to Tesco
She has written the Amazon bestseller “Recipe to Success – the ingredients of a profitable food business” which was shortlisted for Business Books awards 2018. And about to publish Buyer-ology® - know your buyer, sell more, sell better.
Karen is a passionate and highly knowledgeable foodie, judging at all the major awards including Great Taste, Grocer Own Label and Quality Food awards. She even finds time to volunteer as Business Mentor for Virgin Start up.
It was an exciting career launching many successful products and brands, growing categories and hard negotiations. She has inside insight on what it is like to be a retail buyer and the tricks they play.
Karen now uses this vast experience to help food businesses, whether start ups or established, to scale-up, get onto supermarket shelves and achieve profitable growth. She has launched products into most retailers from Harrods to Tesco
She has written the Amazon bestseller “Recipe to Success – the ingredients of a profitable food business” which was shortlisted for Business Books awards 2018. And about to publish Buyer-ology® - know your buyer, sell more, sell better.
Karen is a passionate and highly knowledgeable foodie, judging at all the major awards including Great Taste, Grocer Own Label and Quality Food awards. She even finds time to volunteer as Business Mentor for Virgin Start up.